Removal of herniated disc with preoperative diagnostic in Spain: Our Best Clinics and Costs 2024

Education: Dr. Conesa holds a medical degree from the University of Barcelona in 1982. Completed his specialization in neurosurgery in 1990, at the University Hospital de Bellvitge. He defended his doctoral dissertation with honors on the topic "Surgical treatment of neoplasms in the highly functional zones of the central nervous system." Completed a full five-year cycle at EANS, European Association of Neurosurgical Societies. Specialization: Tumors of the brain and spinal cord       (extensive experience in surgery of highly functional areas,       brain stem surgery, neurosurgery in consciousness). Vascular neurosurgery Surgery of arteriovenous malformations and aneurysms Neurosurgical treatment of epilepsy Neurosurgery for Parkinson's disease Neurosurgery for mental disorders Scientific research: The origin of speech in the human brain. Development of computer platforms in augmented reality for planning and performing brain surgery in neurosurgery. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) in anorexia. Internships: Loyola University Medical Hospital, Chicago, USA (1982); Massachusets General Hospital de Boston, USA (1989), CHR Pourpan de Toulouse, France (1991), University of Minnesota Hospital de Minneapolis, USA (1993), Washington University Hospital de Seattle, USA (1996). Clinical work:     1985-1990: MIR Neurosurgery. Hospital de Bellvitge, Barcelona 1990-2003: Doctor of the Department of Neurosurgery. Hospital of Bellvitge, Barcelona 2003-2007: clinical director. Neurocirugía en Hospital Clínico, Barcelona 2007–2020: Director of the Department of Neurosurgery. Hospital del Mar, Barcelona 2018-2020: director of the neurosurgery department of hospitals. Hospital del Mar and Hospital dela Santa Creu i Sant Pau 2021: director of the Institute of Neurosurgery and Neurobiology Teknon Medical Centre.   Membership in scientific communities: The European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) The European Union Congress of Neurosurgeons (CNS) The Spanish Society of Neurosurgery (SENEC) The Walter Dandy Society (Ambassador for Spain 2013-2015).  

"Thanks to the advances of the technology we now have new materials and techniques to help our patients more safely and effectively, taking spine surgery to the highest level” Dr. Augusto Covaro is an orthopedic surgeon specialized in spine surgery and performs his professional activity in Barcelona. He offers a series of services to his patients as a consultant in spinal surgery at ICATME, Institut Universitari Dexeus and Hospital de Igualada, including treatments for lumbar spine stenosis, back pain, radiculopathy, scoliosis, herniated disc and other spinal pathologiesHe completed two fellowships in spinal surgery, one in Aarhus, Denmark, with the support of the SICOT international society in 2012 and the second in complex spine surgery in Uppsala, Sweden, in 2016, with the support of a grant from the international society AOspine . During his career, Dr. Covaro has a continuous participation in international meetings and contributed to several articles published in scientific magazines. He has a great experience in the treatment of patients and uses the knowledge he has acquired to provide each patient with the best quality of care.

He completed two fellowships in spinal surgery, one in Aarhus, Denmark, with the support of the SICOT international society in 2012 and the second in complex spine surgery in Uppsala, Sweden, in 2016, with the support of a grant from the international society AOspine . During his career, Dr. Covaro has a continuous participation in international meetings and contributed to several articles published in scientific magazines. He has a great experience in the treatment of patients and uses the knowledge he has acquired to provide each patient with the best quality of care. Dr. Covaro is a member of several professional organizations, including the Spanish Society of Orthopedics, AOspine, GEER and Eurospine.